Artifact Destruction

Not all powerful artifacts are good. Some of these artifacts are so evil that they need to be smashed to a million pieces, melted in a river of lava, or wished out of existence. Here are the artifacts so evil that they were better off destroyed for good:

The One Ring: This gold ring grants anyone who wears it invisibility. However, if Sauron can see your whereabouts fi you wearing this particular ring, the invisibility effects are not worth it. You're better off drinking an Invisibility Potion or wearing an Invisibility Cloak. Thankfully, Smeagol accidentally destroyed this evil gold ring by taking it with him to his lava-filled grave, which resulted in Sauron dying once and for all.

The Shikon Jewel: The heroes and villains of Inuyasha have often competed over who will be the first to successfully reassemble this Sacred Jewel. However, nearing the end of Inuyasha: The Final Act, the Shikon Jewel was revealed to be the true mastermind behind Naraku's villainy. So what was the solution? Kagome wished for the Shikon Jewel to disappear forever, which obliterated the Shikon Jewel and killed off Naraku once and for all.

The Soulstones: If there was any legitimate reason for us to hate fallen angels, Izual's betrayal was the reason the Prime Evils were able to corrupt the soulstones that imprisoned them. Even worse still, Baal inserted his soulstone into the Worldstone, effectively corrupting it. On top of that, the soulstones that trapped the Prime Evils were created from shards of the Worldstone. And it gets worse with the Black Soulstone, because unlike the other soulstones, this one was not made from the shards of the Worldstone. Malthael sought to steal this soulstone for more nefarious purposes. However, Malthael was defeated, his body obliterated, and the Black Soulstone was destroyed, effectively thwarting his nefarious plans to eradicate all of humanity.

Therefore, if an artifact is too evil for anyone to lay their hands on or even belong in a museum, destroying it by whatever means possible would be a risk that's worth taking.

Stealth Cruiser

Can we all agree that the US Navy's Zumwalt-class Destroyers should have been classified as cruisers instead? Because their 155mm cannons that are being replaced with VLS hypersonic missile launchers are the kind of cannons that would have been classified as cruiser guns.

On a related note, Happy 4th of July to my American fans! Especially when it's the 250th Anniversary of the American Declaration of Independence!

Blast The Buddy

Explosives are one of the many types of weapons used in the mobile game Kick The Buddy, and the explosives in this comic such as Bomberman's bombs, the stick grenades from Metal Slug, and dynamites, whether as a single stick or as a bundle, are perfect for blasting Buddy, even if this stress relief method makes Buddy sad.

By the way, this is the Kick The Buddy: Forever version of Buddy in this comic.

World Cup Matches That May Never Happen

Author's Note: Austria Vs Australia was almost included in this comic about World Cup fantasy football, but the confusion levels were so ridiculous that it could not even be included as a bonus panel.

In the light of Austria being back in the World Cup after a 28-year exile, as well as Austria and Algeria facing off against each other in a grudge match 44 years in the making, here is a comic about World Cup match-ups Austria would like to have in future World Cups.

Austria Vs Peru: This grudge match from the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games stems from Peru ragequitting despite a 4-2 win against Austria. As a result of Peru withdrawing from the 1936 Olympic Games, Austria advanced via walkover.

Austria Vs Hungary: These two countries were once "Union State" partners in the same empire. When these two countries faced each other in Euro 2016, memes about Austria-Hungary popped up on the internet.

Austria Vs Poland: Between the Partitions of Poland in the 18th Century and the two occasions in Euro 2008 and Euro 2024 where Austria and Poland faced each other, there's going to be a lot of bad blood between both teams when the historical grievances get translated into soccer rivalry...

Unfortunately for fantasy football fans, these three match-ups featuring Austria may not happen in the World Cup because Austria, Peru, Hungary and Poland have inconsistent success rates in the World Cup Qualifiers. Not to mention that with the exception of Europe, the Draw does not allow two teams from the same continental confederation to be in the same group. Even then, Austria may not have the chance to face either Hungary or Poland in a scenario where Austria, Hungary and Poland qualified for the World Cup.

Bubsy The Strong

Author's Note: All copyrights for the items featured in this comic go to their respective owners.

With the success of Bubsy 4D, Bubsy's Redemption Arc has finally been completed. Bubsy, who was once considered pathetic compared to the likes of Mario, Sonic, Crash Bandicoot, and even lesser known mascots like Klonoa and Ty the Tasmanian Tiger, has now been emboldened with more self-esteem. This can only mean one thing.

He can now curb-stomp some of the weakest characters in the history of pop culture. Most notably Awesome Possum, Glass Joe and Spelunker. Here's why:

Awesome Possum: His game was always inferior compared to the Sega Genesis version of Bubsy in Claws encounter of the Furred Kind, meaning Awesome Possum was always destined to lose to a loserly bobcat. Now that said bobcat finally completed his redemption arc, Awesome Possum is as good as curb-stomped.

Glass Joe: France's biggest loser needs no explanation whatsoever. It's now worse for him if he is up against post-redemption arc Bubsy...

Spelunker: He is the Weakest Action Hero for a good reason that does not need any introduction whatsoever. Even Bubsy is nowhere near that weak...

With all that said, we all have to thank Atari and Fabraz for the successful completion of Bubsy's Redemption Arc. This is all I can say about the bobcat's newfound success.

What could possibly go right?

Programmable Character Generator

There was a port of Pac-Man for the Sharp MZ-700. Its graphics were very blocky due to the Sharp MZ-700 not having a graphics processor. However, if an external Programmable Character Generator chip was installed to the PC, the graphics will appear more accurate to the original arcade game. It's a similar case with the MZ-700 port of Mappy. The characters and objects in the game were comprised of letters, numbers and basic shapes due to the MZ-700's lack of a graphics processor. The graphics would end up looking similar to the MSX version of Mappy if an external Programmable Character Generator chip was installed to the PC. In other words, the PCG board works wonders when it comes to making Sharp MZ-700 games appear similar to arcade or MSX games.

Bomberman Generations

Can you believe that there's more than one version of Bomberman for the MSX? You have the MSX port of the original Bomberman, the 3-D remake called "3-D Bomberman", and a port of the Famicom game called "Bomberman Special". 3-D Bomberman was destined to be obscure with a capital O because a 3-D Maze first-person Bomberman game unexpectedly ended up becoming a horror game instead, resulting in the game being Japan-only. As for the MSX game Bomberman Special, it was basically a budget version of the Famicom game specially programmed for the MSX. The game's ending was a disappointment because the Lode Runner reference was removed due to the existence of an MSX version of Lode Runner that was not made by Hudson Soft.

Now we get to the design of the Bomberman player character in both the MSX version of the original game and Bomberman Special. Shinichi Nakamoto found the overalls-clad man in the original Bomberman game to be uninspiring, and felt it would have made more sense if Bomberman's design was based on the enemies from the Famicom version of Lode Runner instead. And thus, the Bomberman we are all familiar with came into existence, and the rest, as they say, is history.